alacrity

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And what added to our alacrity was our expectation of meeting with two of them instead of one, for we took it for granted that the light in view was carried in the top of one ship for a direction to her consort.

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  1. noun Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
  2. noun Speed or quickness; celerity.

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  1. Latin alacritās, from alacer, lively.

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  1. = French alacrité = Italian alacrità, from Latin alacrita(t-)s, liveliness, briskness, from alacer, alacris, lively, brisk: see alacrious.
 

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/əˈlækrɪti/
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